Viam Verified

Robotics, AI/Machine Learning, Software Development, Industrial Automation, IoT

Senior Developer Advocate

New York, NYOnsiteFull TimeSenior$220,000–$250,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

software engineer
production software
Python
Go
C++
TypeScript
technical content
tutorials
videos
sample code

Nice to have

robotics
physical systems
emerging technologies
developer tools
video
Discord

Role summary

Viam is seeking a Senior Developer Advocate to foster their developer community and drive platform adoption. This hybrid role, based in NYC, involves creating innovative software and hardware projects, transforming them into engaging technical content like tutorials and videos, and representing Viam at industry events. The ideal candidate will have a strong software engineering background, experience with languages like Python or Go, hands-on hardware/IoT skills, and a proven ability to create compelling developer content and engage with technical communities. You will be instrumental in gathering developer feedback to inform product development and identify future opportunities.

About Viam

Founded by Eliot Horowitz, co-founder and former CTO of MongoDB, Viam is a novel robotics engineering platform that lets you configure, control, and manage robots intuitively and quickly. We’re inspiring a generation of engineers to solve complicated automation problems with our uniquely powerful suite of software tools.We’re a ~100-person company headquartered in New York City.

About the Role

Hybrid 3 days/week in NYC office

We’re looking for a Senior Developer Advocate to help more developers discover Viam and start building with the platform. The Developer Advocacy team reports to our SVP of Product & Education. You’ll be responsible for growing Viam’s developer community and driving activation on the platform.

Your work will include building creative software and hardware projects, turning them into content and experiences developers want to try themselves, and representing Viam across developer communities, events, and online.

Projects can involve a range of topics like a robot arm that sorts objects, a computer-vision-powered machine, a smart device, or an experiment with new physical AI technology.

Prior professional robotics experience isn’t required, but you should be excited to work hands-on with hardware and physical systems.

What you’ll do:

Build creative robotics projects that show developers what’s possible with Viam.

Turn what you build and learn into technical content, including tutorials, videos, sample code, workshops, demos, and talks.

Represent Viam at conferences, meetups, hackathons, and other developer events through speaking, teaching, and building alongside developers.

Grow engagement across Viam’s Discord and other developer communities, while building your own credibility and presence in the technical communities that matter to our audience.

Experiment with emerging technologies and developer tools, and identify timely opportunities for Viam to build, teach, or participate.

Build, assemble, test, and troubleshoot the software and hardware behind demos and projects.

Bring feedback from developers back to Product and Engineering, and use engagement and platform activation to understand what’s working and where to focus next.

What you bring:

Experience as a software engineer building, shipping, and maintaining production software used by real users. Experience with Python, Go, C++, or TypeScript is especially relevant.

Strong technical judgment and the ability to independently scope, build, debug, and iterate on software projects with limited direction.

A track record of creating high-quality technical content for developers, such as tutorials, videos, sample projects, workshops, or talks.

Hands-on experience with hardware, IoT, embedded systems, electronics, maker projects, or similar physical systems. Professional robotics experience is not required.

Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly without losing technical depth.

A strong understanding of how developers discover, evaluate, and adopt new technologies.

Comfort speaking publicly, teaching, appearing on video, and engaging directly with developer communities.

Ability to move quickly, experiment often, and decide both what is worth building and how to build it.

Comfort traveling and participating in occasional evening or weekend events.

The salary for this role is between $220,000 - 250,000 /year.

Full-time Benefits

Viam’s base salary range for this role is posted above. In addition to cash compensation, Viam offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants, health benefits, and more.

100% covered medical/dental/vision insurance plans, commuter benefits

25 days paid vacation and generous holiday observances

Free lunch every day that you’re in the office

One Medical Membership

Citi Bike memberships

Monthly wellness stipend to be used for a variety of fitness-related items like gym memberships, fitness classes, fitness equipment, and more

Paid parental leave

Reproductive Health Benefits, including Fertility Benefits and Abortion Access Travel Benefits

Yearly Learning and Development Budget for your own personal learning goals

Values:

Vision Driven

Collaborate Openly

Act Decisively

Succeed Through Diversity

Hold Ourselves Accountable

Lead with Curiosity

To all recruitment agencies:

Viam does not accept unsolicited agency resumes or calls from recruitment agencies or search firms. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Viam employees. Viam is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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